About Us

James R. (“Jim”) Arnold is the principal of The Arnold Law Practice. He has devoted his practice to environmental law and real estate law. Clients retain Jim and other attorneys who associate with The Arnold Law Practice to represent and counsel them in many aspects of “environmental” and “real estate” law including Proposition 65 compliance, soil and groundwater pollution, consumer products, “brownfields,” USTs, air quality, water quality, waste disposal, air emissions, management of hazardous wastes, vapor intrusion, NEPA/CEQA, insurance (both coverage for past pollution and negotiating brownfields insurance), transactions (including leases, purchase and sale agreements, licenses, business acquisitions, loans, roads, historical title, condemnation), and related matters.

Career

Jim was admitted to the California Bar in 1973, and spent the earlier part of his career with the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles. He is admitted to the state and federal courts in California, and the Federal Claims Court.

Education

Claremont McKenna College, B.A., Political Science University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.

Professional Activities

Jim continues to serve in leadership of bar associations and other nonprofit groups. He writes and teaches environmental law, road and access law, cleaning up underground fuel tanks, drycleaner cleanups, asbestos issues, professional ethics, insurance coverage, and other topics for both lawyers and non-lawyers. He is active in local and national bar associations, including the Contra Costa County Bar Association, the Bar Association of San Francisco, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the California State Bar, and the American Bar Association (ABA) (Environmental/Energy Law and Litigation Sections). He has chaired the ABA’s Superfund and Hazardous Waste Committee and is the Secretary of the Environmental Law Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco. He served as Secretary of the ABA’s Section of Environment and is a contributing editor for the column, People on the Move, in the Section’s newsletter, Trends.

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